Charlestown, Maryland Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 1,019. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,091 (+7.1% change)
Males: 535 (52.5%), Females: 484 (47.5%)

Zip code: 21914

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.0 years
Median household income: $50,562
Median house value: $112,200

Population by Race

Races in Charlestown:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
• Black (1.8%)

Ancestries: Irish (28.0%), German (25.7%), English (17.5%), United States (6.2%), Italian (4.8%), Polish (4.6%).

Land area: 0.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Charlestown

• High school or higher: 80.9%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
• Unemployed: 4.9%
• Mean travel time to work: 35.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Charlestown town

• Never married: 18.6%
• Now married: 62.4%
• Separated: 2.9%
• Widowed: 4.8%
• Divorced: 11.3%

1.9% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +325 (+46.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Charlestown:

• HARFORD MEMORIAL HOSP (about 10 miles; HAVRE DE GRACE, MD)
• UNION HOSPITAL-CECIL COUNTY (about 10 miles; ELKTON, MD)
• SOUTHERN CHESTER COUNTY MED CENTER (about 20 miles; WEST GROVE, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Charlestown:

• NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 27 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; Abbreviation: ILG)
• LANCASTER (about 43 miles; LANCASTER, PA; Abbreviation: LNS)
• DOVER AFB (about 49 miles; DOVER, DE; Abbreviation: DOV)

Other public-use airports nearest to Charlestown:

• HAVRE DE GRACE (about 7 miles; HAVRE DE GRACE, MD; Abbreviation: M06)
• CECIL COUNTY (about 8 miles; ELKTON, MD; Abbreviation: 58M)
• RAINTREE (about 11 miles; ELKTON, MD; Abbreviation: 1C4)

Amtrak stations near Charlestown:

• 14 miles: ABERDEEN (S. PHILADELPHIA & BELAIR AVE.). Services: free short-term parking, intercity bus service.
• 17 miles: NEWARK (429 S. COLLEGE AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Charlestown:

• DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON (about 19 miles; NEWARK, DE; Full-time enrollment: 3,817)
• HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; BEL AIR, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,646)
• UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 27 miles; NEWARK, DE; Full-time enrollment: 17,786)
• WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 28 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE; Full-time enrollment: 3,087)
• WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 37 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; Full-time enrollment: 10,419)
• MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 40 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,384)
• IMMACULATA COLLEGE (about 43 miles; IMMACULATA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,042)

Public primary/middle school in Charlestown:

• CHARLESTOWN ELEMENTARY (Students: 168; Location: 550 BALTIMORE STREET; Grades: PK – 05)